Gaming Forums => General Gaming => Topic started by: tendoboy1984 on August 22, 2013, 06:09:28 AM
Title: Does my girlfriend have the right to make me delete a videogame she doesn't like
Post by: tendoboy1984 on August 22, 2013, 06:09:28 AM
My girlfriend thinks I play Animal Crossing: New Leaf too much, so she made me delete the game from my 3DS a few weeks ago.
I just re-bought the game today on the Nintendo eShop, and she threw a fit.
Title: Re: Does my girlfriend have the right to make me delete a videogame she doesn't like
Post by: Silenced on August 22, 2013, 06:22:23 AM
Well, if it doesn't interfere with your time together, I wouldn't understand the issue.
If it does, she has a right to complain.
Title: Re: Does my girlfriend have the right to make me delete a videogame she doesn't like
Post by: Shaymin on August 22, 2013, 07:03:51 AM
She chose... wisely.
Title: Re: Does my girlfriend have the right to make me delete a videogame she doesn't like
Post by: Adrock on August 22, 2013, 07:39:57 AM
She has the right to complain about you playing too much and/or to ask you to delete it, but I don't think she has the right to make you delete it. If she thinks she does and you bend to her will, you two probably have bigger issues than the amount of time you spend playing Animal Crossing.
Title: Re: Does my girlfriend have the right to make me delete a videogame she doesn't like
Post by: BranDonk Kong on August 22, 2013, 07:50:34 AM
Depends how old you are. If you're adults and live together, then sure. If not, then no.
Title: Re: Does my girlfriend have the right to make me delete a videogame she doesn't like
Post by: ejamer on August 22, 2013, 08:04:24 AM
She has no right to tell you how to spend your free time. She has every right to dump you if your time (free or otherwise) isn't spent well.
One thing I'll say is that if you agreed to delete the game before, then went "behind her back" to re-buy... well, that's pretty lame. Even though I don't think it's reasonable for her to put demands on how you spend your free time (assuming that Animal Crossing was only played in free time and not interfering with activities in real life), I do think she has every right to get upset over the way you handled that hot potato.
Title: Re: Does my girlfriend have the right to make me delete a videogame she doesn't like
Post by: Pixelated Pixies on August 22, 2013, 08:07:23 AM
I don't even understand how it's possible to play 'too much' Animal Crossing. I usually run out of things to do about 5 minutes after booting the game up. Dig for fossils, visit museum, check shops, turn off game.
Title: Re: Does my girlfriend have the right to make me delete a videogame she doesn't like
Post by: Ceric on August 22, 2013, 08:51:42 AM
No.
Title: Re: Does my girlfriend have the right to make me delete a videogame she doesn't like
Post by: Ceric on August 22, 2013, 09:50:15 AM
Now to expand on that:
If she is paying for it: Alright its technically still her Property. If you paid for it: Um... No.
This doesn't work at the Wife level since at that point its Shared Income and becomes an Opportunity cost type of deal.
Girlfriends are the lowest part of the attached women heirarchy.
Wife <- Has all the rights that you have except bodily mutilation (You still shouldn't do that.). Fiance <- Has all the rights your parent had when you moved out. Girlfriend <- Has all the rights of a Friend but more weight.
Its a give and take in a relationship and if you believe that the points won from the GF is worth more than the game its your call. Just take into consideration $40 for the game plus the time investment. Thats a little steep for another person to get over. Now she is fully in her rights to like you to not play the game as much or suggest its time to move on but, forcing you to delete it No.
Title: Re: Does my girlfriend have the right to make me delete a videogame she doesn't like
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on August 22, 2013, 10:19:04 AM
She can make the demand, and then she can make a choice based on the results/reaction to her demand.
You have every right to say "no", just as she has every right to pack her **** and leave. But you have to choose your battles and healthy relationships are built around compromises.
Maybe you can just promise to play less, and pay more attention to her and that will be good enough. Or you can just put the game away for a while, give it a rest for a bit and work on your relationship instead.
Title: Re: Does my girlfriend have the right to make me delete a videogame she doesn't like
Post by: Oblivion on August 22, 2013, 12:06:47 PM
How old are you Tendoboy? And why are you asking for advice on a Nintendo fansite from people on the internet you've never even met? Don't you have, like, a group of buddies you can ask instead?
Title: Re: Does my girlfriend have the right to make me delete a videogame she doesn't like
Post by: toddra on August 22, 2013, 01:11:22 PM
Maybe he was thinking as Nintendo fans we would just say no and make him feel good cuz his real life friends told him to toss the video game into the trash? I know all my real life friends hate Nintendo with a passion and think I am insane for continuing to support them.
On the topic at hand, it is a tough one man. As stated already relationships are hard work, give and take. Either you are willing to meet her half way or your not it's comes down to whats more important a video game or your girl friend? Maybe try getting her a 3DS and a copy of the game and you can play together? Otherwise I would ask her why she has a problem with that one game, is it because you play it too much and ignore her or is it because she doesn't think it is age/gender appropriate? I mean not to sound old fashioned but you never know with people.
Title: Re: Does my girlfriend have the right to make me delete a videogame she doesn't like
Post by: Oblivion on August 22, 2013, 01:34:21 PM
Maybe he was thinking as Nintendo fans we would just say no and make him feel good cuz his real life friends told him to toss the video game into the trash? I know all my real life friends hate Nintendo with a passion and think I am insane for continuing to support them.
That has literally nothing to do with anything. If you have good friends they wouldn't think you were insane for liking something you're passionate about.
I was only wondering why he didn't talk his friends about this and not random strangers. The type of game it is doesn't matter.
Title: Re: Does my girlfriend have the right to make me delete a videogame she doesn't like
Post by: toddra on August 22, 2013, 01:58:55 PM
Well I never said my friends were mature...
Title: Re: Does my girlfriend have the right to make me delete a videogame she doesn't like
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Title: Re: Does my girlfriend have the right to make me delete a videogame she doesn't like
Post by: ShyGuy on August 22, 2013, 06:18:25 PM
Morari wins
Title: Re: Does my girlfriend have the right to make me delete a videogame she doesn't like
Post by: pokepal148 on August 22, 2013, 06:21:49 PM
it's all downhill from here... and in response to the op (http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U9amXPMk0fY/UYRoCpuzrZI/AAAAAAAAAPM/AoVLV1QO8OQ/s1600/no.png)
Title: Re: Does my girlfriend have the right to make me delete a videogame she doesn't like
Post by: UncleBob on August 22, 2013, 06:34:16 PM
There's millions of women out there, but only one Nintendo.
Title: Re: Does my girlfriend have the right to make me delete a videogame she doesn't like
Post by: NWR_insanolord on August 22, 2013, 06:35:49 PM
That sounds like a slogan for a really poorly thought out marketing campaign.
Title: Re: Does my girlfriend have the right to make me delete a videogame she doesn't like
Post by: UncleBob on August 22, 2013, 07:29:37 PM
lol. :D
Title: Re: Does my girlfriend have the right to make me delete a videogame she doesn't like
Post by: pokepal148 on August 22, 2013, 09:36:15 PM
if she can force you to delete a handheld game i don't think its very hard to imagine who wears the pants in this relationship :smug:
Title: Re: Does my girlfriend have the right to make me delete a videogame she doesn't like
Post by: Wah on August 22, 2013, 10:48:03 PM
NO WAY!!!
Title: Re: Does my girlfriend have the right to make me delete a videogame she doesn't like
Post by: Phil on August 22, 2013, 11:21:59 PM
I had a girlfriend once. Told me I was playing too much Harvest Moon. She was never seen again.
Title: Re: Does my girlfriend have the right to make me delete a videogame she doesn't like
Post by: lolmonade on August 27, 2013, 08:17:15 AM
With just the information you provided? No, and I would personally only agree to do so if she gave you $35 to recoup the cost of the game.
Methinks this is more a communication problem, considering how little information we got on the topic.
Title: Re: Does my girlfriend have the right to make me delete a videogame she doesn't like
Post by: Dasmos on August 27, 2013, 11:46:47 AM
This is why you always buy the physical copy of the game.
Title: Re: Does my girlfriend have the right to make me delete a videogame she doesn't like
Post by: UncleBob on August 27, 2013, 12:05:30 PM
She could break the physical copy of the game. He can always redownload the digital copy. :D
Title: Re: Does my girlfriend have the right to make me delete a videogame she doesn't like
Post by: lolmonade on August 27, 2013, 12:07:35 PM
This is why you always buy the physical copy of the game.
Yeah, because there's no way his girlfriend could sell or destroy that.
I'm confused...if he purchased it off the eshop, shouldn't he have been able to re-download the game. I mean, it would show in his purchase history, right?
Title: Re: Does my girlfriend have the right to make me delete a videogame she doesn't like
Post by: Dasmos on August 27, 2013, 12:38:15 PM
She could break the physical copy of the game. He can always redownload the digital copy. :D
Exactly, so that's why getting him to delete the game isn't as much of a big deal. If she was insistent enough to demand he destroys or throws out his actual cartridge, then there's definitely something that needs to be sorted out in the relationship.. Not that there doesn't already seem to be an issue here.
Title: Re: Does my girlfriend have the right to make me delete a videogame she doesn't like
Post by: tendoboy1984 on September 03, 2013, 11:16:07 PM
This is why you always buy the physical copy of the game.
Yeah, because there's no way his girlfriend could sell or destroy that.
I'm confused...if he purchased it off the eshop, shouldn't he have been able to re-download the game. I mean, it would show in his purchase history, right?
She wanted me to delete the game permanently, and the only way to do that is to delete the entire eShop account.
Title: Re: Does my girlfriend have the right to make me delete a videogame she doesn't like
Post by: pokepal148 on September 03, 2013, 11:18:22 PM
This is why you always buy the physical copy of the game.
Yeah, because there's no way his girlfriend could sell or destroy that.
I'm confused...if he purchased it off the eshop, shouldn't he have been able to re-download the game. I mean, it would show in his purchase history, right?
She wanted me to delete the game permanently, and the only way to do that is to delete the entire eShop account.
